During Spring 2001, a committee of researchers, primarily members of Purdue's University Senate, designed, pilot tested, and distributed a survey to faculty on the West Lafayette Campus. The purpose of the survey was to gain a better understanding of factors that influence faculty performance and promote career development.

Specifically, the survey covered the following broad topics: overall satisfaction with Purdue, faculty recruitment and retention, teaching and research activities, professional development, tenure and merit review, faculty's voice on campus, and institutional climate.

Methodology and Response Rates

All tenured, tenure-track, and clinical/professional faculty members on the West Lafayette Campus were eligible to complete the survey. Initially 1740 faculty were contacted by email or campus mail, but 11 faculty were withdrawn from the list because they terminated with the university during the spring semester or they were deemed ineligible for the survey through self-report.

Of the 1729 who were successfully contacted regarding the survey, 791 completed the web-based version and 85 completed the paper and pencil version for a total of 876 responses and a 51% response rate.

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